Katharine (Moser) Graf (1884)

Born Nov 1884 in Austria-Hungary

Died [date unknown] in USA

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Biography

Katharine Moser was born in Austria-Hungary in Nov 1884.^[1]

In 1900, Katy Moser, b. Austria Nov 1884, lived in Farming Township, Stearns, Minnesota, with Jacob Moser, b. Austria May 1870, and his family. Paul Moser, widowed father, b. Austria Aug 1833, was also living with Jacob, and Katy's name appears directly below Paul's. Paul and Katy came to the USA in 1890, while Jacob came in 1889.^[1]

Katherine Moser and George Graf obtained a license to marry on 31 Dec 1906 in Stearns County, Minnesota.^[2] For information about their children, see the profile for her husband, George Graf.

In 1910, Katy Graf, 25 b. Austria, was a married sister living in Fanning, Stearns, Minnesota, with brother Jackob Moser and his family. Another Moser brother, Josef, 32, also lived with the family, as did Katy's children Susan, 2, and Martin, 1. Katy came to the USA in 1891, as did Jackob and Josef Graf. Katy has been married for 3 years, and she has had 2 children, both still living.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M93B-PFN : accessed 30 November 2016), Katy Moser in household of Jacob Moser, Farming Township, Stearns, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 148, sheet 4B, family 62, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,792.

   Although Katy is called daughter in the home of Jacob, but Jacob's wife shows that she was born in Germany and had 5 children. They are all shown above and their mother was born in Germany, not Austria, so Katy must be Paul's daughter and Jacob's sister.

2. ↑ "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MP-GTWD : 13 June 2016), George Graf and Katie Moser, 1906. Page 10062
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2PR-7ZV : accessed 30 November 2016), Katy Graf in household of Jackob Moser, Fanning, Stearns, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 138, sheet 8B, family 119, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 726; FHL microfilm 1,374,739.